Letters to the Editor

I write in response to the article ‘South Gippsland targeted for high-voltage link to offshore wind’ (Sunday, February 16), which mentioned Southerly Ten and the Kut-Wut Brataualung offshore wind project. Proposed to be located around 45km...

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Re: Powerlines entering South Gippsland from Bass Strait. There is absolutely no need for any powerlines to enter South Gippsland from Bass Strait. We have had to accept very poor planning in Victoria’s two previous planning efforts with BassLink...

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It’s great news that free TAFE courses will be available again in Bass Coast from July. Chisholm hasn’t held face-to-face courses at their Wonthaggi campus since 2010 and we now have five courses available for our community: Accounting &...

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May I respond to two of the letters in the edition of 11/2? Firstly, the ageist rash generalisation that people over 70 “no longer have the critical thinking skills necessary to make complex decisions”, quoting the new US President as an...

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Re Sentinel Times Tuesday, February 11, 2025 “Its on at the Union Theatre”. This interesting article had me searching through some of the old Powlett Express articles from the period which I am presently, slowly indexing. It raised the question...

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Regarding your recent article “Council amalgamation recalled with reflection on change” and in particular as it is described as an “amalgamation celebration event” and reference to “bloated staffing numbers”. To celebrate such an event...

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It seems to me that Conservatives are hell bent on returning Australia to the ‘Golden Years’ of the 1950s. Struggling with ever-faster change and pining for a return of the good old days, they seek to turn back the clock in the expectation that...

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META’s plans for the removal of fact-checking services on content posted to its platforms and the government’s decision to introduce age limits for access to social media has brought a renewed focus on the importance of regional, rural and local...

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THANKS to the SGST for a more insightful discussion of our beach erosion issue than was shouted at the beach protest after New Year (Inverloch Surf Club ‘too close’ to natural hazard zone, 29/1). The reassurance oozing from MP Jordan...

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THE Australia Day Honours list has become a standing joke. Unlike the Australian of the Year Award which went to the very deserving Neale Daniher, the Honours list has been hijacked by university academics who are nominating each other and receiving...

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AS THE newly appointed wellbeing officer for the Mirboo North RSL Sub-Branch, my primary focus is ensuring the wellbeing of our local veteran community. Whether you are a member of the RSL or not, I want to ensure that every veteran in our are...

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RECENTLY, I had a health issue necessitating attendance at the Emergency Department of Bass Coast Hospital, Wonthaggi. My symptoms worsened whilst waiting and after thorough tests and consultation I was placed on a mobile intravenous antibiotic. I...

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